Clear view thread or yarn holder

ABSTRACT

A device for the containment and display of numerous small items of various description is disclosed herein. The clear view thread or yarn holder is especially adaptable for use in containing and organizing sewing articles such as thread, yarn, needles, etc., and provides a means, due to the transparent nature of the material, of identifying each article, with the added convenience of storage in small spaces.

United States Patent [1 1 Price [451 May 20, 1975 CLEAR VIEW THREAD OR YARN HOLDER [76] Inventor: Nellie Peck Price, 10185 W. 25th Ave., No. 29, Denver, Colo. 80215 [22] Filed: Apr. 2, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 346,750

[52] US. Cl 229/69; 206/227 [51] Int. Cl B65d 27/10 [58] Field of Search 206/225, 227, 286, 287;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,576,576 3/1926 Connolly 229/69 X 1,893,086 l/1933 Keller 229/69 2,061,876 11/1936 McBee.... 206/227 2,103,571 12/1937 Watson 206/227 X 3,180,487 4/1965 Uddenborg 206/227 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 129,745 1/1901 Germany 229/69 827,583 1/1952 Germany 206/227 425,902 3/1935 United Kingdom 206/225 Primary Examiner-William 1. Price Assistant Examiner-Steven E. Lipman 571 8 ABSTRACT A device for the containment and display of numerous small items of various description is disclosed herein.

The clear view thread or yarn holder is especially adaptable for use in containing and organizing sewing articles such as thread, yarn, needles, etc.', and provides a means, due to the transparent nature of the material, of identifying each article, with the added convenience of storage in small :spaces.

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures CLEAR VIEW THREAD OR YARN HOLDER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The idea for the present invention was brought about as a result of the need of a means whereby small articles, especially sewing components such as thread, yarn, needles and scissors may be assembled in such a manner as to allow a visual inventor, selection, and each item in an individual pocket, the whole embodied in a device which may be rolled or folded flat for easy storage.

OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The major object of the present invention is to provide a device which would be highly useful for containing small articles, each to be isolated in a separate pocket, and at the same time clearly visible thru the transparent material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional drawing of the complete device; and

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional detail view of the assembly procedure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present device, as devised with the concept of the present disclosure, is shown and described as follows;

The device is shown in its entirety in FIG. 1, indicating the typical array of articles (scissors, thread, needles, etc.). As illustrated in FIG. 2, the holder assembly (reference numeral 2) is composed of the base strip (reference numberal 4) to which is attached the end pocket (reference numeral 6), and the next adjoining pocket (reference numeral 8), which is part of the flap (reference numeral 10) which forms the covering for the end pocket 6 The succeeding pockets are assembled in a like manner, with the flap (reference numeral 12) for the top pocket (reference numeral 14) being formed by the end of the base strip (4), as shown in FIG. 1.

The components of the device are fastened together by a heat-bonding or similar process at the points indicated by the dash lines, as seen in FIG. 2, and the material forming the device may be of a transparent plastic material with a .002 thickness, or heavier if required.

What is claimed for the present invention is:

1. A device for the storage of a multitude of small separate items comprising, in combination:

a flat elongated rectangularly shaped base strip of flexible material having a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface, opposed parallel side edges, a bottom end, and a top end;

a bottom member of a flat flexible configuration having a width equal in width to said base strip and having a top edge, a bottom edge, opposed parallel side edges, a top surface, and a bottom surface;

said bottom member disposed in overlying juxtaposition with said top surface of said base strip member adjacent said bottom edge thereof with said bottom member side edges and bottom edge overlying said base strip side edges and bottom edge and with said bottom member top edge disposed inwardly of said base strip bottom end;

means affixing said side edges and bottom edge of said bottom member to said side edges and bottom end of said base strip member to define a pocket therebetween having ingress and egress by way of said bottom member top edge;

a top member of an identical size and configuration to said bottom member and having a top edge, a bottom edge, opposed side edges, a flat top surface, and a flat bottom surface;

said top member bottom surface disposed in overlying juxtaposition with said base strip top surface extending transversely across said base strip and spaced slightly downwardly from said base strip top end;

means affixing said top member side edges to said base strip side edges and affixing said top member bottom edge to said base strip to form therewith a pocket having ingress and egress by way of said top member top edge;

said top end portion of said base strip projecting beyond said top member top edge being folded upwardly and over onto itself to define a flap for covering in an overlying manner said top edge of said top member for closing said compartment therein;

a flap formed integrally with said bottom edge of said top member and projecting outwardly therefrom completely between the side edges thereof;

a plurality of intermediate pocket forming members disposed in tandem relationship completely between said bottom edge of said top member and said top edge of said bottom member along said top surface of said base strip, each of said intermediate members consisting of a flat rectangularly shaped configuration having a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface, opposed side edges, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a flap formed integrally with said bottom edge and projecting outwardly therefrom extending the full width of said intermediate memher;

said side edges and said bottom edge of each of said intermediate members affixed to said side edges of said base strip and said top surface of said base strip in a manner to define a plurality of independent pockets disposed completely along said base strip between said top and bottom members thereof with ingress and egress of each pocket being by way of said top edge of said intermediate member;

said flap portion ofeach of said intermediate mem bers overlying said top edge of said lower adjacentmost intermediate member to provide a cover for said pocket and prevent inadvertent opening of the pocket for inadvertent discharge of the contents and items from the pocket;

said base strip, said bottom member, said top member, and said intermediate members each being manufactured of the same flexible type material such that the device may be rolled into a cylindrical coiled configuration from end to end for storage and carrying in a compact and convenient manner.

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1. A device for the storage of a multitude of small separate items comprising, in combination: A FLAT ELONGATED RECTANGULARLY SHAPED BASE STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A BOTTOM END, AND A TOP END; A BOTTOM MEMBER OF A FLAT FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL IN WIDTH TO SAID BASE STRIP AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A TOP SURFACE, AND A BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID BOTTOM MEMBER DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM EDGE THEREOF WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OVERLYING SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE AND WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID BASE STRIP BOTTOM END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TO SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM END OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER TO DEFINE A POCKET THEREBETWEEN HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE; A TOP MEMBER OF AN IDENTICAL SIZE AND CONFIGURATION TO SAID BOTTOM MEMBER AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A FLAT TOP SURFACE, AND A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM SURFACE DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID BASE STRIP TOP SURFACE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID BASE STRIP AND SPACED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE STRIP TOP END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER SIDE EDGES TO SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM EDGE TO SAID BASE STRIP TO FORM THEREWITH A POCKET HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE; SAID TOP END PORTION OF SAID BASE STRIP PROJECTING BEYOND SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE BEING FOLDED UPWARDLY AND OVER ONTO ITSELF TO DEFINE A FLAP FOR COVERING IN AN OVERLYING MANNER SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER FOR CLOSING SAID COMPARTMENT THEREIN; A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM COMPLETELY BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF; A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE POCKET FORMING MEMBERS DISPOSED IN TANDEM RELATIONSHIP COMPLETELY BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER ALONG SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP, EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS CONSISTING OF A FLAT RECTANGULARLY SHAPED CONFIGURATION HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, AND A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM EXTENDING THE FULL WIDTH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID SIDE EDGES AND SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS AFFIXED TO SAID SIDE EDGES OF SAID BASE STRIP AND SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP IN A MANNER TO DEFINE A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT POCKETS DISPOSED COMPLETELY ALONG SAID BASE STRIP BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS THEREOF WITH INGRESS AND EGRESS OF EACH POCKET BEING BY WAY OF SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID FLAP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS OVERLYING SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID LOWER ADJACENTMOST INTERMEDIATE MEMBER TO PROVIDE A COVER FOR SAID POCKET AND PREVENT INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE POCKET FOR INADVERTENT DISCHARGE OF THE CONTENTS AND ITEMS FROM THE POCKET; SAID BASE STRIP, SAID BOTTOM MEMBER, SAID TOP MEMBER, AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS EACH BEING MANUFACTURED OF THE SAME FLEXIBLE TYPE MATERIAL SUCH THAT THE DEVICE MAY BE ROLLED INTO A CYLINDRICAL COILED CONFIGURATION FROM END TO END FOR STORAGE AND CARRYING IN A COMPACT AND CONVENIENT MANNER. 